How to set up downloadable products?

Quite large...344 kB....most of my files are roughly that size, the smallest is 180kB.

Actually that is pretty small compared to many sites that make files that are several megs ...

Try making a New Product and then add the Attribute to that New Product with the file ...

Does anything change?

Something is not right here and really doesn't make a lot of sense that the file is not being recognized ...

NOTE: I am assuming that when you loaded the file, via FTP to the /download directory that you first deleted any existing files of the same name from the server ...

The original files were zipped as a category, e.g. Art Nouveau, Birds, Butterflies, etc.
I subsequently tried zipping the individual files, and uploading them individually. This was done with The Arts - Poetry.
The result has been the same.

I am so sorry...see where my mistake was now. I put the files into the / public_html/ download file, and not the /public_html/home/username/public_html/download.

I apologise most profusely for wasting your time...working perfectly now.

Thanks very much.

Thanks for the update that you have this working now ... :smile:

Does this thread apply to video on demand? I would like to setup zen cart so after a purchased is approved, visitors can watch an FLV or WMV file embedded in a page.

Do all files in the download folder need to be zipped? If so how do streaming videos play without first downloading and unzipping?

Hi, I'm a newbie here this is my second zen cart website. I love zen cart so I am hoping if is it possible to set up order options either to ship or to download the goods right away so in that case if the download option is selected the shipment fee should go away and if the user chooses to ship then the charges would come up,....

Think my head will blow with confusion. :blink: I hope you can help me with this matter.

Thanks

Fayte

doidom:

Does this thread apply to video on demand? I would like to setup zen cart so after a purchased is approved, visitors can watch an FLV or WMV file embedded in a page.

Do all files in the download folder need to be zipped? If so how do streaming videos play without first downloading and unzipping?

You want to use your bandwidth for this? That could get rather costly ...

You can setup the downloads for them to download to their own computers to watch ...

faytebuds03:

Hi, I'm a newbie here this is my second zen cart website. I love zen cart so I am hoping if is it possible to set up order options either to ship or to download the goods right away so in that case if the download option is selected the shipment fee should go away and if the user chooses to ship then the charges would come up,....

Think my head will blow with confusion. :blink: I hope you can help me with this matter.

Thanks

Fayte

Downloads, when setup correctly, do not have shipping and you will not see the checkout_shipping page on an order with just downloads ...

You can configure the Payment Modules to set the Orders Status so that Downloads are immediately available after the order is complete, such as a credit card/PayPal or that you have to update the Order Status first, such as Check/Money Order ...

Ajeh:

Downloads, when setup correctly, do not have shipping and you will not see the checkout_shipping page on an order with just downloads ...

You can configure the Payment Modules to set the Orders Status so that Downloads are immediately available after the order is complete, such as a credit card/PayPal or that you have to update the Order Status first, such as Check/Money Order ...

Thanks Ajeh for your reply and help. But how do I do that like I said, I need something like an option for someone to either download or to ship the goods... If anybody can help. I would appreciate everything. Thanks...

Your Product has two options:

1 Download it

2 Get it in the snail mail

The product is never both the download and get it in snail mail at the same time ... is this correct?

Ajeh:

Your Product has two options:

1 Download it

2 Get it in the snail mail

The product is never both the download and get it in snail mail at the same time ... is this correct?

Yes that is correct so when the buyer selects the product to be ship the shipping address should be visible on set up. Once I have set the product to download the shipment is automatically invisible, so arrgggg... thats my problem now...

thanks
fayte

Oh I finally Figured out my site. I was able to set product options either to download or to ship the goods... Amazing! :bigups: Just have to configure the download and the shipment options properly.

My question is, if I will set my payment into production mode, can download be automatic? or should I manually update the buyers status all the time??? I hope anybody would care to answer my question,... Thanks...

It is up to you on whether the Download is immediately available or not ...

Usually, for PayPal or Credit Cards using the Processing is good so Downloads are available right away ...

For Check/Money Order, using Pending is good so you can confirm that you have the money when the check comes ...

Oh I see... so that is why I am manually updating the status because I have set the payment in Check or Money Order. But If I will use my actual merchant, where will I set the status those status, to automatically download the goods? :smile:

You set the Orders Status on each of the Payment Modules ... :smile:

Ajeh:

You set the Orders Status on each of the Payment Modules ... :smile:
Gotcha!!! Thank you Ajeh for the help! God bless you...

Attribute Option and Option Value Do NOT Match - Attribute was not added - : TEXT

Post #17...same problem on mine but unlike post 17, mine is working and has been working, it's just an annoyance I would like make disappear.

I have checked every page I can think of and I don't see where I have text enabled at all.

I was just adding a 5th radio button this morning and checked it again (some of our scrap kits get rather large) and all I have are radio buttons and all are the default.

Any clues as to where to go to make it go away and not annoy me any longer?

If I can't, can you tell me how to use it...I could use it to download the designer's terms of use with their files.

Liz

Attributes for Downloads are configured with the Option Name being a dropdown or radio button etc.

The are then added to the Product with their Option Values and file name ...

Your error is suggesting that rather than selecting an Option Value made for the Option Name for the download that you are selecting TEXT [RESERVED FOR TEXT/FILES ONLY] and that is for TEXT or Upload files ...

That's what I thought too when I first read thru this thread but I've looked and looked and can't find what is wrong. Mine work and I am attaching screen shots to show what I have. Maybe you can see what I'm not.

The first two are the attribute controller screens. The last two are an example of one of my zip files with the error message.

Liz